Towards the end of the 19th century, the Japanese had opened their doors after centuries of isolationism. Part of the opening doors process involved rebuilding the navy and it will come as no surprise that in this period of history there was only one country to turn to when it …
Some ships never make it further than the drawing board, sometimes a design is drawn and then ultimately the plan is shelved due to political manoeuvring or cost considerations. Some of these ships are cutting edge on paper but the entire design unrealised. Here are my top 5 vessels which …
In July 2017 the United States Navy announced its plan to launch a competition for a new generation of Frigate to replace the already paid off Oliver Hazard Perry class. Within the overall scheme of things, the new frigate would also fill the void left between the Littoral combat ships …
I recently wrote an article about my top 5 World War Two battleships and in that article I spoke about with the ending of World War Two and as the guns went silent, it was the curtain call for the battleship as a vessel. The history of battleships though is …
World War Two was for the Navies a turning point, the battleship had reigned supreme throughout the first part of the 20th century, they were the symbol of ultimate power and it was a considered view that if your navy had no battleships were you a naval force to be …
